The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-25

an advantage over the Republican counties equal
to 3S. S65 votes this being the OF the differ
ence in their representation
In sixteen Republican counties the average
number of voters required to elect a Representa-
tive is 6.374, while in the Democratic counties
only 3. 661 votes required. There are in these
counties %, 4S0 voters who are not represented,
but in sixteen Democratic counties the
contrary appears. in the 1L646 voters
having voting force power Of
"a, 79S voters The report then proceeds
to consider individual counties, with the facts of
which the public is familiar. After this legal
presentation Of the case is made, in which the
last superintendent is held as void, the report clos
ing with ITO US it seems clear that void act is
no act at all, and that in the enactment of such
act the Legislature of 1885 did not exhaust its
constitutional power. If that power was not
exercised in a constitutional manner in 1885 It
still remains in existence. and 1t Is incumbent
upon the General Assembly to perform the duty
which should have been performed In 1885, The
essence of the constitutional command is the
making of the apportionment the time when
IT shall be done is not of the essence
The apportonment not having been made as
the Constitution commanded, it follows that is a
duty yet to be performed. This can be done by
amending the act of 1885 the power vested in
the General Assembly by the Consti-
tuition, and invalid act made valid
There Is nothing in the Constitution it
self to prohibit the alteration amendment of
an superintendent act If the people had in
SohNeo cuCu au act SHOuiu stdDO, no fudttoE HOW
vicious, until after the next enumeration they
would have said SO in plain terms the Consti-
tnton, as did the people of New York and New
5ersey For these reasons. and believing as We
do, that justice and right demand that the
minority shall not have greater representation
than the majority in Congress and in the Gen
eral Assembly, we recommend the adoption of
the resolution.
A minority report accompanied this, stating
that had the resolution been presented earlier in
the session there would have been less room to
suspect the object of its introduction but com
ing, as it did, at this time led the minority of
the committee to look upon it as ''chaap, trans
parent buncombe, with which, it appeared, some
gentlemen of the Assembly were seeking to
lmmortalize their names in the Brewer Reports
OF the House." Continuing in this spirit, the
report referred to such measures as being a
waste of time when there is so much needed
legislation to be done. An indefinite postpone
ment OF the resolution was recommended. and,
upon motion to substitute this so called report
for that OF the majority, the Democrats voted
sodly for it, as they did against the adoption of
the resolution the vote in each instance being
Drawn tight TO party lines.
The appropriation bills submitted to the
House. yesterday afternoon, by Representative
CAven, of the ways and means committee, in
clude provisions for completing the reeds of the
current fiscal year ending Oct. 81 1t appro-
PIRATES 5000, 600 for the completion of the Capt.
tol 500 600 for furnishing fund therefor includ-
| ing Enclosure and ornamentation of grounds.
| $lO6, 600 for completing the new insane hospit-
| ais, and 500. 600 for their maintenance; So. 800
for transferring State offices to the Capitol;
$40. 81 for VIM II. Meloy State agent, and 81 500
| for keeping up the Gettysburg monuments to In
| diana soldiers. For the general approximations
| from Nov. /, 1887 to Oct. 81. 1885, the following
are provided for: Governors Office, So 500: Ad-
jutant generals So 400: Quartermaster- general,
$500; Governors contingent fund, 81, 500: mill
tarv contingent fund.- So 500; Secretary of States
| Office and service, Sc $50; Auditor of State,
Traa pora1
| SD, 500; Superintendent of Public Instruction.
So, 100; State Librarian, S. 900: Bureau Of Sta
| tistics, $4,000; judiciary, Supreme Court, all
PURPOSES $3i, 800; circuit indges. $l20 900; pros
| judges, $1,000; sheriffs' mileage for convey
| ing prisoners, SO, O00 For the ipsti
tutions the following is provided: In
sane-Maintenance, 100000: clothing, s12,-
| 900; current repairs, $4,000; additional
Hospitals for Insane, maintenance. 100000:
| Blind Institute. maintenance. $27. 900; current
repairs. 50, 900; Deaf and Dumb, maintenance,
| $55, 600; repairs and current expenses. $4,000
| erection of school building, $4,000: educa-
tional, State University, Bloomington, 1923, 600,
payable Nov. /, 1887, and May !. 1888; library
building, $25 600; Purdue. $24 900; Mechanical
1 Hall at that place. 5000; Normal School. $40,
Board of Health. $1,000; mine inspector,
$500; fishery commission. $1,000. State
| Prison South maintenance and repairs.
| $1,000; North. 49,, 900; House of Refuge $685. 000
Female Reformatory. $50 900; hospital building
therefor, So, 900; interest non-neeotable school
bonds and temporary loan bonds. 1913. 26l 80; OF
new loan, $35, 900; Horticultural Society, 81, o00
public printing etc., $25, 600; for deficit therefor
$l2 600; State Board of Education, ST ,2O0 Bureau
of Geology So 600; Board of Equalization. 81. 600
| The appropriations for 1883 and 1889 of the
| same figures, except as to some of the buildings
| enumerated. All of these measures will be con
| sdered Tuesday morning next
The Indianapolis school-loan bill which pass &c
| the House authorizes the issuance of 5000. 00(
| twenty year bonds, at not more than per cent
| 1t raises the school tax to % cents and the
| library tax to 5. and requires the county treasur
| err to make monthly settlements with the School
| Commissioners. The fee and salary bill had
| better show for passage than was thought L
went through with many votes to spare. a
| which its author, Representative Foster, wa
| considerably elated.